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#The switches in the Center Stack come out the same way. Remove the Center Stack. Go in from behind and using a small screwdriver, lift the plastic tabs holding the switches in place. Go ahead and remove the blank switch placeholders from both sides as well.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Switches_6.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Switches_7.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Switches_8.jpg|400px]]
#Now comes the scariest thing you've ever done to your vehicle... it's time to cut some wires! First make sure you have all of the necessary equipment. I recommend several different colors of wire, wire strippers, wire crimpers, and flush cutters. I'm going to show the procedure on the Cargo Lamp switch. You'll need to do the same thing with the other switches.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Switches_9.jpg|400px]]
#You don't have a ton of extra cable same so be judicious with yours cuts. Unplug your switches and remove the heatshrink around the cable. The make that oh so scarey cut! Make sure you cut about in the middle of the exposed wires. You'll need to reattach the plug later (unless you opt for an aftermarket switch as I did on the Cargo Lamp switch).<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Switches_10.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Switches_11.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Switches_12.jpg|400px]]
#Now it's time to add some extended length cabling so we can reposition the switch on the other side of the steering wheel. Ideally you'd use the exact same color wire but I didn't have that so I did the best I could. I chose crimp style butt connectors to attach my extensions. It's easier than trying to get a soldering iron in the car. But beware! You must make sure your crimp job is good. Give a tug on every wire you crimp. The 1st time around I had a couple loose connections that cause failures. Once I fixed everything, it worked fine. I've driven about 1000 miles with this new setup (at the time of this writing) with no reliability problems. Once you're confident your crimp job is good, zip tie everything together (1 an inch before, 1 on and 1 an inch after the crimp) to make everything a bit more solid.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Switches_13.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Switches_14.jpg|400px]]
#Leave plenty of extra length on your extension lines and cut them to length later. Run them along the bottom of the dash by the steering wheel and out through the opening in the Center Stack. If you are going to use the same factory switch, then re-attach the plug using the same strip, crimp, & zip-tie procedure you used before. Keep your colors straight. If you're going to use an aftermarket switch, keep reading.<br />[[File:Yaesu_Install_Switches_15.jpg|400px]][[File:Yaesu_Install_Switches_16.jpg|400px]]